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N.S. Austin

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Temple, Texas, The United States

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http://nsaustin.com

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Fiction, Thriller, Science Fiction

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Koontz, King, Poe, Joseph Heller, Kurt Vonnegut, Bradbury, Robert Park ...more

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NS Austin, more commonly known as Nancy, has published five novels: Critically Endangered, Beyond the Great Dying, Stolen World, and Seventh Extinction (Books 1 - 4 of the Endangered Series), and Soldier, Hero, Thief, a thriller.

Nancy’s novels are a combination of rich character development juxtaposed against extraordinary circumstances. Those extraordinary circumstances may include the end of the world, aliens, talking dogs, or buried treasure, and reflect the author’s love of all things a little bit odd.

Nancy spent the first part of her life working to feed, clothe, and house her family. Among her previous life incarnations, the author was an Army Colonel, a business executive, a government manager and a champion baton twirler (no kiddin ...more

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	Critically Endangered (Endangered #1) by N.S. Austin (Goodreads Author), Heather Diamond (Illustrator), Cyrstel Taylor (Editor) 4.48 avg rating — 636 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beyond the Great Dying (Endangered #2) 4.43 avg rating — 295 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stolen World (Endangered #3) 4.67 avg rating — 136 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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